Blog Posts in June, 2014

Man Killed by Truck's Drilling Rig During Tire Change

Posted By Stephen Stewart || 27-Jun-2014

On June 20, a routine tire change on a triple axle truck heading southbound on the Dallas North Tollway caused an accident involving a 70-year-old driver. The driver of the truck was not injured. When he noticed that one of his tires had gone flat, the driver of the triple axle truck pulled into the left lane to perform a routine tire change. There was a drilling rig mounted on the bed of the ...

Vigil Held for Man Killed in Crash

Posted By The Stewart Law Firm, PLLC || 20-Jun-2014

A 44-year-old Austin man was killed in a suspected DWI crash on the evening of Tuesday, June 10. The man was driving his truck on Harris Branch Parkway when another driver, a 27-year-old man, allegedly ran a red light on East Parmer Lane. He hit the side of the truck. Despite the fact that the truck's driver was wearing a seatbelt, he was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. The ...

1 Killed in Texas Seawall Accident

Posted By Stephen Stewart || 16-Jun-2014

A car accident at the Galveston Seawall on June 8 left one person dead and another in the hospital. The accident occurred when a red pickup truck driven by a 49-year-old man drove across five lanes of traffic. The driver was found to be on probation for a narcotics offense, and police are investigating to see if he was under the influence of narcotics or other drugs at the time of the accident. ...

Road Rage Suspected in Deadly Texas Accident

Posted By The Stewart Law Firm, PLLC || 2-Jun-2014

An accident on May 16 resulted the deaths of two 20-year-old men in Murphy. Police initially thought that the accident only involved one vehicle and occurred after the Nissan sedan that three men were in at the time swerved out of control at FM 544 and Brand Road. However, authorities now believe that another vehicle may have been involved and that road rage may be to blame for the fatal accident. ...